On this special mini-episode, Zach and return guest Annette Bochenek (Hometowns to Hollywood) sit down to recap their experiences at the 15th Turner Classic Movies Film Festival! Tune in to hear about their watch lists for the festival, the amazing surprises they encountered, and summarize the importance of supporting the festival and the channel! …

Zach and Rashmi get entranced to an upper class home only to find the fantasy is the trance of a long gone soul as they take a closer look at Kenji Mizoguchi’s ghostly 1953 tale, UGETSU. Join them as they unpack the meticulous methodology of Mizoguchi and how his subtle hand at terrifying moments blend beautifully into this tragic tale.…

Zach welcomes back actress and filmmaker Erin Mullane (‘The Other Lemming’) to attend a good ol horror fiend frenzy courtesy of AIP as they uncover the shocking and silly sights abound as Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone assemble in Jacques Tourneur’s 1964 outing, THE COMEDY OF TERRORS! Settle in for a gruesome giggle f…

Zach and Rashmi sift through an oft told tale under delicate and dread fueled care as they unpack Nobuo Nakagawa’s 1959 chiller, TŌKAIDŌ YOTSUYA KAIDAN! Settle in to discover how Nakagawa handles adapting a century plus old kabuki play into a spine tingling tale of cinematic terror whose influence has echoed down the decades to this very day.…

Zach welcomes the illustrious film critic, historian, and podcaster Leonard Maltin (Leonard Maltin’s Movie Crazy, Maltin on Movies) aboard to sift through the rubble and reap the rewards of the embattled but lastingly entertaining Jack Benny film from 1943, THE MEANEST MAN IN THE WORLD. Follow along as the two navigate the film’s rocky road to deve…

Zach welcomes back podcaster Zack Beins (Talkin Troma) for a gigantic discussion surrounding the early cinematic legacy surrounding the ill fated White Star Line Ship … the R.M.S. TITANIC. Journey with the duo as they unpack Zack Beins’ life long fascination with the subject of Titanic, become marveled by the long cinematic lineage of the disaster …

Zach and Rashmi hop aboard a ghost ship and set sail for for the terrors found within Hiroshi Matsuno’s 1968 pulp shocker, THE LIVING SKELETON. Come aboard and listen to the duo as they unpack the film’s high marks amid a low budget, dig deeper into the religious threads intertwined throughout, marvel at the many Western tropes of scares brilliantl…

Zach welcomes back podcaster Ryan Frost (Reel Nerds Podcast) for a Top Ten Countdown nearly a century in the making as they present to world: THE GLEE OF 1933 All last year, Ryan and Zach celebrated the 90th anniversary of one of cinema’s landmark years. Now join along as they each give you their list of Top Ten Films that run the gamut from Musica…

A Special Radio Revue quadruple bill followed by a special conversation from the 4th Annual Jack Benny Convention Zach and Ballyhoo pal Keith Scott (Historian, Voice Artist, Leading Citizen of Frostbite Falls Minnesota) sit down and engage in the work of Mr. Jack Benny on radio’s premiere drama program, SUSPENSE! After a presentation of Jack’s four…

Zach and Rashmi wind down a spooky path or revenge as they take a closer look at Kaneto Shindo’s 1968 tale, KURONEKO. Tune in for a thrilling discussion that analyzes the haunting detail and the inspired visual flourish that brings this tragedy of trauma into the pantheon of horror film and how Shindo’s use of silence creates a chill down your cine…

Zach welcomes back filmmaker and podcaster Brad Haag (Reel Nerds Podcast) to cover…. MARTIANS? AGAIN? Yes, the duo team up Continue readingEp. 123: The War of the Worlds (1953) or ‘Do Electric Guitars Dream of Ray Beams?’Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Zach and Rashmi get caught up in a sweeping epic of the supernatural as they dive deeply into Masaki Kobayashi’s Continue readingKowai- Chapter 6: Kwaidan (1964)Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Zach welcomes MattyGhost (Musician/DJ, Composer of Ballyhoo Theme) and Andrew Bueno (Writer/Comedian) to the program for the Stereophonic sensation coming Continue readingEp. 122: Fantasia (1940) or ‘Walt Disney’s Stereophonic LGBTIQA+ Heaven Symphony Show’Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Zach and Rashmi get under the skin and over the langer lines as they take a close look at Hiroshi Continue readingKowai- Chapter 5: The Face of Another (Tanín no Kao) (1966)Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

The Ballyhoo hands over the hosting duties to Paul Kovit (No Soap Radio) as he sits down to interview Annette Continue readingEp. 121: The New Nostalgia Nuts- A Panel About Modern Golden Age of Hollywood FandomAf Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Zach and Rashmi must face off against a terrifying vampire blob from beyond the stars as they unpack Hajime Sato’s Continue readingKowai- Chapter 4: Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell (1968)Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Zach takes time to give a belated salute to the shows third birthday and to share some radio selections from Continue readingEp. 120: Belated Birthday Bash- Celebrating Three Years & Three Radio ShowsAf Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Zach and Rashmi encounter the Mightiest Monster In All Creation as they navigate with the delight the world of Ishirō Continue readingKowai- Chapter 3: Mosura (Mothra) (1961)Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Zach welcomes aboard journalist and blogger Annette Bochenek (Hometowns to Hollywood) as the Ballyhoo embarks on it’s journey back to Continue readingEp. 119: The Freshman (1925) or ‘We’re Just A Regular Podcast, Step Right Up and Call Us Speedy’Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Zach and Rashmi continue their journey through Japanese Horror with a closer look at Eiji Tsuburaya and the Tokusatsu genre Continue readingKowai- Chapter 2: The Invisible Man Appears (1949) & The Invisible Man Vs. the Human Fly (1957)Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Rashmi Menon and Zach Eastman are proud to bring you KOWAI- A look at Japanese Horror, courtesy of YBR Presents! Continue readingKowai- Chapter 1: A Page of Madness (1926)Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

The Tour de Tati reaches the finish line as Sterling Cook and Zach Eastman say goodbye and hello to Monsieur Continue readingTour de Tati- Chapter 6: Parade (1974) and The Shorts (1934-1946)Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

The Tour de Tati embarks on its Penultimate Pod. This time around, Zach and Sterling get stuck in and enjoy Continue readingTour de Tati- Chapter 5: Trafic (1971)Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

Tune in and listen to this teaser for the upcoming YBR PRESENTS series, ‘KOWAI- A Look at The History of Continue readingPREVIEW: YBR Presents KOWAI- A Look At The History of Japanese HorrorAf Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue

The Bally-Boo’s plan for a humorous Halloween capper is interrupted when an alien invasion jams our podcast signal with THE Continue readingEp. 118: The Panic Podcast- A look at ‘The War of the Worlds’ by The Mercury Theater on the Air (Airdate: October 30th, 1938)Af Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue